Trump Says He Supports Arresting California Gov. Gavin Newsom

The feud between Newsom and the Trump administration over immigration protests escalated on Monday.

President Donald Trump speaks with CA Gov. Gavin Newsom and media.
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President Donald Trump advocated for California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s arrest even as another administration official insisted Monday morning there’d been no discussion of his arrest.

“I would do it, if I were Tom,” Trump told reporters. “Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing.”

Trump’s comments came as White House border czar Tom Homan told “Fox & Friends” that there had been “no discussion about arresting Newsom.”